Yes. It is somewhat amusing in context, but not really outright funny. It's also the climax of a long soap opera-ish plot-arc that has been building over many months, which is why I was so keen on decoding what she said.

It's also amusing on a meta-level because I think the reason the author had Haley lose the ability to talk normally was to force him to develop the other characters more, and that he put Elan in a situation where he had to actually act to force himself to develop that character more. :-)